Join the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy for a presentation and discussion with Phil Williams, Director of the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.

I2S is a competition for students who are working on early-stage projects to solve social/environmental problems. I2S is primarily a competition of ideas that are ready to move to 'action' and need mentoring, expert feedback, and funds to get started.

Why did we go to the Moon? Why does the Vatican support an astronomical observatory? These questions mask a deeper question: why do individuals choose to spend their lives in pursuit of pure knowledge?